Teen Pirate

C.S. Forester, creator of the beloved Horatio Hornblower series, takes young readers on an exciting adventure to the shores of Tripoli in North Africa. That's where, more than 200 years ago, the United States was threatened by "pirates" who snatched American merchant ships and imprisoned sailors - and the country's young, untested navy took on the task of fighting the pirates in their home waters.

Two of the scientists from the acclaimed Spindrift Scientific Foundation in New Jersey are missing in the Philippines. When the staff zoologist, Dr. Howard Shannon, and the staff archaeologist, Dr. Anthony Briotti, fail to turn up on schedule from an expedition to the Sulu Sea, the entire Foundation became personally concerned. All work stops while the staff speculates on what might have happened and what course of action to take.

In this audiobook, written and narrated by Jim Weiss, you'll experience the life and times of one of history's most brilliant women, Queen Elizabeth I, and share the swashbuckling, true adventures of Sir Francis Drake: pirate, world explorer, and ultimately, national hero. From daring sea voyages to glittering throne rooms to the dreaded Tower of London, you will experience the pageantry of olde England with two of history's most fascinating characters: Elizabeth I, brilliant and daring ruler, and Sir Francis Drake, pirate, world explorer, and ultimately, national hero.

Most had become pirates or scavengers who would just sail around seeking food or the necklace, which over time seemed more like a myth. Only two seasons were left in the world, cold and frozen. Oddly, mostly everyone liked when the season was frozen since the people could stop sailing around and walk on the frozen waters as though it were land.

I never claimed to be a good girl. So when the feds showed up, there was only one choice. Run. Turns out my plan wasn't fool proof. One tiny, little, accidental murder lands me in hot water not just with the human government, but with the elven equivalent of the CIA. No one ever said I was lucky. Shipped off planet, blackmailed, and forced to bootleg for a secret organization is the least of my problems compared to the sexy villains hot on my heels. They don't know it yet, but I'm going to take them down. Messing with a southern belle with a criminal past was their first mistake.

In this adventure Scary Bones, Sasha and Ben are captured by Captain Cross Bones and those baddest of bad pirates, Pillage and Plunder. The pirates are after old Captain Grow Bag’s treasure which is buried on Brownsea Island. Can our brave heroes, helped by the Red String and the island’s Red Squirrels, keep the treasures of Brownsea Island safe for us all to enjoy for ever?

From Swordmage to seditionist...What do you do when the people you trust the most betray you? Tiadaria, the last Swordmage, was once one of the King's most trusted advisers. Now she's fallen out of favour and has been cast out of the realm she helped save from demons and dragons. When pirates start sinking ships off the coast of Dragonfell, Tiadaria offers her services to the realm, but the pride of Kings is not easily put aside. Unwilling to let the Imperium fall, Tiadaria approaches the King's only daughter, a reclusive Princess unseen by the people for almost two decades.

An ancient evil has returned...and the Pirate Queen is in the middle of the chaos. Serina just wants to control her magic, but when the Academy is attacked, she and her friends must flee to safer waters. A Mer village is attacked by humans...and a human town is pillaged by Mer. And then, the humans enter into an agreement with the Pirate Queen to join forces and destroy the Mer forever, Serina must find a way to save her people from certain destruction. Will she be able to reconcile what she saw with the truth? Will a spiny friend help or hinder her quest?

Fact #257 - Allie Sai should have been named "Unlucky". It made complete sense that the girl terrified of flying and aliens would be drafted for colonization of an alien planet. Right? Right? In her mind, she had one choice. Desertion. But again...unlucky. She should've known better. A failed escape attempt leaves her chained to an airship chair with nothing but her bag, a vial of her family's super moonshine, and her anxiety for company.

Thirteen-year-old Sam Every has traveled back in time to the Golden Age of Piracy to face Captain Slayer, master of the dark arts. Deceived into handing Slayer the ultimate weapon, the Sword of ZelKar, Sam has lost his hands, sliced off in his first clash with the evil pirate. But all is not lost. Sam’s friends have found their way back in time, and with the help of the pirate hunter Benjamin Hornigold have rescued him from the island where Slayer marooned him. Now, Sam must rise above his injuries and find the strength to again face Slayer before it is too late.

For siblings Henrietta and Clifton Nichols, life in colonial Savannah is happy and quiet. Their childhood is idyllic. But when beautiful but willful Henrietta dreams of marrying into high society, Clifton takes it upon himself to protect her from the philandering man who has set his sights on her.

"Wilde Kerle" meets "Fluch der Karibik" – das actiongeladene Piratenabenteuer. Höllenhund Will, Regentropfen-fallen-auf-dich-Jo, Moses Kahiki, der Chevalier du Soleil: Das sind ein 14jähriger, unerschrockener Junge, ein genialer Erfinder und Pechvogel vor dem Herrn, und ein Spinner und Lügner. Die drei werden zu Freunden, zu Freunden von Honky Tonk Hannah, der atemberaubendsten und verwegensten Piratin, die man sich vorstellen kann. Sie werden die Honky Tonk Pirates und dort wo sie auftauchen, rockt die Karibik...

Keelic Travers isn't just the new kid on the block; he's the new kid on the planet. No friends. No life. School bites. And so do some of the critters in the alien forest he explores to get away from it all. Just your normal everyday frontier world about to be destroyed. Except, Keelic isn't your normal everyday kid, and what he discovers out in the alien woods will change the course of human history...if he can get his homework done first.

Für alle, denen der Horizont nicht weit genug ist! Höllenhund Will, Jo, Moses und Honky Tonk Hannah leben ein wildes und aufregendes Piratenleben. Stets auf der Suche nach den kostbarsten Schätzen...

Endlich 16! Endlich ein volljähriger Pirat! Und zur Feier des Tages wird Will von Honky Tonk Hannah prompt auf eine raue irische Insel entführt. Dort erwartet ihn eine ganz besondere Überraschung: Er bekommt die Chance, neben Hannah und Blind Black Soul Whistle zum größten Piratenkapitän aufzusteigen – mit eigenem Schiff, eigener Crew und streng geheimem Piratenversteck. Doch dazu muss Will den "Tanz mit dem Teufel" bestehen – und seine Seele aufs Spiel setzen! Ein guter Grund, sich in dieses gefährliche Abenteuer zu stürzen.

Die Fortsetzung des actiongeladenen Piratenabenteuers! Will ist im Besitz des kostbaren Rings der Witwe Chen! Um unbesiegbar zu werden, braucht er jetzt nur noch das passende Siegel...

The opening of The Princelings and the Pirates, the second book in the series, finds Fred and George happily pursuing their interests and enjoying the hospitality of Castle Buckmore. When Prince Lupin of Buckmore announces his unhappiness with the wine, they set off to discover what has gone wrong at the winery. Captured by pirates, shipwrecked, and in danger for their very lives, the heroes are drawn into the Battle of Dimerie, where Fred meets his true love and George gets more than he bargained for.

After pirates kidnap 17-year-old Ana in a case of mistaken identity, the orphaned housemaid prepares for the worst. Instead, playing the wholesome daughter of a Spanish admiral among ragtag buccaneers becomes the least of her concerns. Battles, a shipwreck, mutiny, and, most unexpectedly, love are what really turn her world upside down.

When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North Africa routinely captured American sailors and held them as captives demanding ransom and tribute far beyond what the new country could afford.

Lintang is an island girl who longs for daring and danger. When she meets the feared pirate, Captain Shira, and her all-female crew, Lintang is determined to join them. Secrets within secrets, life-or-death battles with spectacular monsters, and hair's breadth escapes keep listeners from hitting pause on a story populated by women of color who are fighters, adventurers, and leaders.